Madonna pays tribute to 'genius, otherworldly' producer William Orbit

Madonna said Orbit inspired her to sing and write in ways she never had before, without caring if her words "made sense or not". "In many ways you were my Ray of Light - as was my daughter Lola who was born around this time," the singer wrote. ImageDirect/Getty ImagesMadonna on the set of her Ray of Light videoAt the time she began working with Orbit, Madonna said she was beginning a new chapter, and Orbit stayed by her side with his "genius way of hearing Music". "The studio was often church-like and I would sit in silence, waiting for your ideas to explode out of your keyboard or your guitar and then I would run with them," she wrote. "I miss those days."In addition to Ray of Light, Orbit also worked with Madonna on her 2000 album Music and produced several tracks for her 2012 album work MDNA. The London-born producer was also renowned and sought-after for his production work, collaborating with artists from across the Music world including Blur, Pink, U2, All Saints, Robbie Williams and Britney Spears. "You were so otherworldly. So singular," Madonna wrote in her tribute.